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Alexanders    6th April 2020
 
Our advice on preparing your home for market | Kerb Appeal and First Appearances
 
 
The presentation of your home, especially its 'kerb appeal' is extremely important. Emotive purchasers are likely to buy with their heart, and it isn't uncommon for buyers to drive past a house before contacting the agent. The decision to even make contact with the agent can be made based on first appearances, and so it is vitally important that your property is presented in the most efficient way to entice a purchaser to want to see more. It is also worth noting that poor first impressions can make a buyer wary about potential ongoing maintenance issues.
 
We have highlighted below 5 tips that will help to set your home above the competition and help to pull in those viewers!
 
1. The Front Door - The threshold to your home is of high importance. A pretty, well-kept and maintained front door can make buyers want to see inside. There are many ways to revamp a tired front door; a fresh coat of paint, polishing up your letter box, knocker and hinges, perhaps a new house name or number plaque all add to creating a good first impression. If your door has expired then a replacement can go a long way to setting off your home.
 

 
2. Windows and Woodwork - Dirty or tired windows, soffets, fascias and gutterings will almost certainly give a potential buyer bad first impressions. Whilst replacement of these areas of your home can be expensive, there are a number of ways that you can cost effectively make a real difference to their appearance. Upvc fittings can now be cleaned, polished, or spray painted to look like new. Woodwork should be sanded and restained or repainted, and any expired sealed units replaced. Prospective buyers are likely to appreciate the effort put in here, and it is likely that we will be able to negotiate a higher sale price if replacement of these expensive fittings isn't required!
 

 
3. Brickwork and Render - Blown, cracked or tired render can be enough to dissuade some purchasers. Often areas of wear can be patched, and a freshly painted rendered facade really will inject new life into your home. Often where properties aren't rendered and have had small amounts of historic settlement there are areas of masonry requiring repointing. This work done correctly can make your home look better maintained than the competition.
 

 
4. Drives and Paths - Ensuring that paths and driveways are pristine is a relatively easy and cost effective way to enhance the kerb appeal of your home. Our advice would be to make sure that these areas are weeded. On hard standing a steam clean or jet wash will do wonders to rejuvenate any driveway.
 

 
5. Gardens and Planting - Keeping your front gardens well-maintained during the selling process is important. Even if you aren't a keen gardener mowing the lawn, trimming hedges and keeping borders looking smart are all well within the ability level of most sellers. For added colour and kerb appeal ensure that flower beds are planted out, and the addition of hanging baskets, potted flowers, or topiary will impress discerning buyers.
 

 
We hope our advice will leave you feeling inspired and motivated. It is absolutely natural to have questions and queries about the current market and future market conditions, and whilst we are working in completely unprecedented times we welcome the opportunity to speak to you and update you on our observations.
 
- Take a look at all available properties on our website here.
 
- If you'd like to discuss selling or letting your property, we would be delighted to hear from you and we can also arrange a virtual valuation of your property via video call. Please contact us by telephone or email, our details can be found here. 
 
 

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